Segment 1: Can a company patent genetic material? That’s the heart of a case against Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics filed by the ACLU, which represents a group of patients and researchers. The plaintiffs say genes aren’t invented, so they can’t be protected. The defendants argue the gene testing Myriad developed doesn’t exist in nature,…
Segment 1: For-profit colleges – schools that focus on skills and job training – aren’t fulfilling their part of the bargain. That’s according to a recent Congressional report that attacks for-profit colleges for charging high tuition and coming up empty when it comes to job prospects. On Tuesday, we’ll talk about the allegations and legislation…
Segment 1: The Colorado River, which flows 1,450 miles through the desert Southwest, provides life-giving water to 30 million people. But climate change, a booming population and competing interests are threatening the waterway. A new film highlights the issues and supports an ethical shift in thinking about water distribution. On Monday, we hear about “Watershed”…
Segment 1: Whether initials carved into a tree or a message on a gravestone, humans want to leave a mark on the world, some kind of evidence of their existence. The historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich has studied the many ways early Mormons used diaries, quilts and other mementos to mark the passage of time. On…
Segment 1: Recent U.S. Census data show that about 150,000 men have traded in their breadwinning role to become the primary caregiver of their children. That’s more than double the number of a decade ago and it’s not just a byproduct of the recession. According to a study by Boston College, more men today are…
Segment 1: Vancouver boasts walking paths, skate parks, gardens, public art displays, outdoor markets and public squares. From Stanley Park to The Seawall to Granville Island, Vancouverites love their public spaces as year-round gathering places. An entourage of Salt Lake City officials recently visited Vancouver for tips on how Utah’s capital city can create more…
Segment 1: Historically, America’s rivers have been developed, polluted and neglected. But scholar Dan McCool asserts that the nation’s waterways are returning to a healthier, free-flowing condition, thanks to concerned citizens and grassroots activism. On Monday, McCool joins us to talk about his latest book, “River Republic: The Fall and Rise of America’s Rivers.” Guest:…
Segment 1: From facts and figures to mounds of information, today’s humans are swimming in data – or, as computer scientist Miriah Meyer puts it, they’re drowning in it. One solution, she says, is the emerging field of visualization, which helps our brains make sense of all the accumulating info. On Thursday, Meyer joins us…
Segment 1: The numbers are in and the results are – in a consultant’s words – “unequivocal”: independent businesses boost local economies in ways chain stores can only dream of. On Wednesday, we’ll hear about more about the economic benefits of local businesses. Guests: Nan Seymour, Local First Utah Dan Houston, Civic Economics Read the…
Segment 1: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has led the African nation since 1991, but his failing health has Ethiopians looking to what their nation’s future could hold. A local journalist and several journalism students recently returned from Ethiopia and on Tuesday, Matthew LaPlante and Mackinzie Hamilton join us to describe Ethiopia’s leadership transition. …
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